openCollabNet Technical Newsletter - Volume 28, July 2009

In this action-packed issue: New software releases; Subversion making Hot Lists and Reader's Choice Awards; new articles, upcoming events and webinars, and more.

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In This Newsletter

• Community Corner
• Software Releases
• Upcoming Events
• CollabNet Partners
• New Press Releases, Articles, and News
• Recent Blogs from Submerged and ONCollabNet
• Projects to Join
• Webinars and Live Demos

Community Corner

Hello,

As your new Community Manager, I hope to get to know more about you and how we can improve this newsletter for you.

Recently, I met with other CollabNet community managers to discuss ways of creating healthy community. We realize that community is not possible at all if it's not a two-way street. We are continuing to look for ways to foster communication while making certain that we deliver the platform and products that make your collaboration efforts easier.

Over time, I will include community news, ideas about community collaboration, and information in this Community Corner. Please email me if you have ideas for the newsletter, the openCollabNet community, or the site.

Dana Nourie (dnourie @ collab.net) no spaces when you type in your email program.

Software Releases

Collabnet Subversion 1.6.3

SVN Download Subversion 1.6.3 for Windows, Red Hat, Solaris, and Mac

• Go to CollabNet's Subversion Community Home page 

Download New Integrations!

• CollabNet Desktop - Eclipse Edition v1.9 (for Eclipse 3.4)
• CollabNet Desktop - Eclipse Edition v1.9 (for Eclipse 3.3)
• CollabNet Desktop - Eclipse Edition v1.5.5 (for Eclipse 3.2)
  

Upcoming Events

• July 21: TeamForge Live Demo
• July 22: Finding Gold with Analytics: 5 Key Metrics for Successful Software Development

CollabNet Partners

• VMware Studio 2.0 helps developers create, deploy and customize vApps (multi-tier applications packaged as a single virtual machine) and virtual appliances. Build your applications in CollabNet TeamForge and deploy them on VMware Infrastructure, VMware vSphere 4.0 or in the cloud.

  Join the VMware Studio 2.0 public beta

• Eclipse 3.5 (codenamed Galileo) was released on June 24th. You will now see CollabNet Desktop – Eclipse Edition available for easy installation directly from the Tasktop Connector Portal delivered as part of the standard Eclipse download. Read more about Tasktop

New Press Releases, Articles, and News

Read the new press releases, articles, and news about the openCollabNet community and the latest on various products and software.

• Read CollabNet and Subversion named to SD Times 100
• Read Defense Department Tries Opening Up--A Bit
• Read Subversion Performance Pointers 

Recent Blogs from ONCollabNet

ONCollabNet

• Optimizing Globally Distributed Enterprise Source Management
  In the echo chamber of developer tools, a hot topic these days is "distributed vs. central version control."
• Open infrastructure and contribution models
  Matt Aslett of the 451 Group has provided a great example of some powerful yet overlooked aspects of some of the most successful open-source projects.

Submerged: CollabNet's Subversion Blog

• The Subversion Learning Curve
  Read a list of resources for shortening your Subversion learning curve.
• Subversion + Eclipse3.5 = Easy!
  Today I am going to show just how easy it is to install support for Subversion in Eclipse 3.5.

Projects to Join

openCollabNet has a variety of projects you can join. Here are a few you might consider:

• AnkhSVN - Subversion SourceControl Provider for Visual Studio. The software allows you to perform the most common version control operations directly from inside the Microsoft Visual Studio IDE. (Apache 2.0 License)
• SharpSVN - Binding of the Subversion Client API for .Net 2.0 applications contained within a set of xcopy-deployable dll's. Notable users of this api include AnkhSVN 2.0 and CollabNet Desktop - Visual Studio Edition. (Apache 2.0 License)
• Windows Desktop - Access all software lifecycle assets and tools in Subversion, TeamForge & Lab Management from within a native Windows Explorer-like application. (Apache 2.0 License)

CollabNet Webinars and Live Demos

CollabNet Live!

Collaborative Development with TeamForge

July 21, 9am-10am PDT

Speaker:

• Nathan Hess, CollabNet

Join us for this live demo and learn about the features and benefits of the leading ALM platform for distributed teams. Realize accelerated development and substantial cost savings.

• Register for Collaborative Development with TeamForge

Webinar Replay

A Renaissance for Corporate Developers:
Improving Efficiency and Productivity Using Modern Tools and Methods

Speakers:

• John Stepper, Managing Director, Investment Banking Technology, Deutsche Bank
• Rosie Pongracz, Director, Product Marketing, CollabNet

Learn how to improve collaboration; eliminate silos, control undocumented assets, tool sprawl and unorganized development teams by centralizing your Software Development environment with CollabNet TeamForge.

• View the A Renaissance for Corporate Developers
  Improving Efficiency and Productivity Using Modern Tools and Methods